From the Inside Flap
"Leaders who are determined to improve their own performance and the performance of others first must decide to improve. Deciding on higher performance and excellence is a mental commitment to discover or rediscover how to lead and a physical commitment to do something to create the change."
--Tammy Berberick
The consistent habits in our day-to-day behaviors have profound relevance to managers and executives who expect high-performing teams. Leaders who develop great teams and great outcomes recognize three things: Learning never ends. Practicing new behaviors is the only way to improve. And, leadership habits influence the results.
Cartoonist, Andrew Toos, drew a picture of six managers sitting together at a boardroom table. On the wall, in view of the group, are two charts showing sharply falling profits and sales. As the group perplexes over ways to improve, one of the managers asks, "What if we don't change at all... and something magical happens?"
The mindset that improvement can happen magically, without effort, may seem absurd. But many managers consciously or unconsciously expect to improve without action. Leaders who want more from their teams need to do more themselves to bring about positive change.
The Leadership Habit reveals the 10 core competencies that define great leadership. The book clearly defines habits of mind and patterns of behavior that form the foundation for building teams that succeed. With the help of real-world examples and case studies, the authors show you how those habits and patterns apply evenly across small, medium, large, and global organizations. They form a universal standard of leadership that bridges industries and cultures.
Crestcom Leadership Institute, supported by a global network of leadership companies and a faculty of thought leaders, collects valuable insights from thousands of managers, executives, and CEOs who participate annually in training worldwide. Despite the complexities and diversity of businesses in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the Americas, Caribbean, and Australia, the evidence of Crestcom's worldwide experience is that all people can speak one language--the language of leadership. The ability to lead is the sum of habits, your habits. Reading The Leadership Habit alone will not bring magical change. That requires your personal commitment and application to become the catalyst for high performance.
TAMMY R. BERBERICK is the CEO for Crestcom International, the leading organization in results-based interactive leadership development. Tammy holds an MBA and has held numerous executive level positions leading transformational change within organizations. Tammy has coached over 100 CEOs and key executives on leadership, change management, organization design, and strategy.
PETER LINDSAY is the Director of Operations for Crestcom International. He is a former officer in the United States Air Force, holds a MS in Strategic Intelligence, and is a global facilitator in leadership development. Recognized as a thought leader, he is a trainer, instructional designer, and author in leadership and social change.
KATIE FRITCHEN is a writer and strategist for Crestcom International. A graduate of the University of Oregon's Lundquist School of Business and specialist in business development, she is an author and editor in areas including business management and leadership.
